Poon wrote:
Other than the extra slots and early date, I’m not sure what makes this race popular. Crappy swim, draft fest bike course and nondescript residential run course. It makes me think there should be another early season race in somewhere like FL or SoCal.
Yeah, I don't disagree. Honestly I was really on the fence about this event. But it came down to the fact that I want to do an IM on 2019 and this is the only race that fits in with my other plans (which I could detail here, but I have to assume you don't care, since, you know, I'm just a random guy on the internet whom you don't actually know). I'm just hoping that
(1) The swim doesn't get canceled or something of the sort
(2) Either the race or the competitors do at least a little something to clear up the drafting
At the end of the day I'm not as concerned about the drafting because I know that I'm going to ride as cleanly as humanly possible, and I wouldn't take a kona slot even if it were offered, so I'm not worried about drafters 'taking' anything from me.
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Any run that doesn't include pooping in someone's front yard is a win.